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The Evil Within 2

The Evil Within 2 overview

Tango Gameworks | Oct 12, 2017 | game

Released

169players observed · 12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC

ActionAdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSteam Store

  • Latest observed players169 · 12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,070
  • Units sold (VGI)706,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$23,100,000
  • Review score92% positive

The Evil Within 2 dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players169 · 12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,070
  • Units sold (VGI)706,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$23,100,000
  • Review score92% positive
  • Total reviews30,480
  • Release dateOct 12, 2017
  • DeveloperTango Gameworks
  • PublisherBethesda Softworks

Genres: Action, Adventure

Company pages: Developer: Tango GameworksPublisher: Bethesda Softworks

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Game overview

Overview

The Evil Within 2 comes from Tango Gameworks and is published by Bethesda Softworks. It arrived on Steam on Oct 12, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Difficulty, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, and Stereo Sound. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Evil Within 2's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 169 players at 12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,070. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 92% positive across 30,480 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Evil Within 2 is available in 12 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseRussianKoreanPolishPortuguese - BrazilTraditional ChineseSimplified Chinese languages with full audio support

13 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, bbfc, usk, and oflc

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better8 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better40 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better16 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better40 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Evil Within 2 has sold up to 706,000 units and has 19,762 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $23,100,000. On Twitch, 2 streamers are live with around 2 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Evil Within 2 overview details

The Evil Within 2 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Just Updated Sign up for a account or link your existing account to receive: The AKUMU Difficulty Level to challenge the most die-hard players. New gameplay options including Infinite Stamina, One-Shot Kills, and Invincibility. Accolades About the Game From mastermind Shinji Mikami, The Evil Within 2 is the latest evolution of survival horror. Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost it all. But when given a chance to save his daughter, he must descend once more into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the world twists and warps around him. Will Sebastian face adversity head on with weapons and traps, or sneak through the shadows to survive. Story of Redemption Return to the nightmare to win back your life and the ones you love. Discover Horrifying Domains Explore as far or quickly as you dare, but prepare wisely. Face Disturbing Enemies Survive the onslaught of horrifying creatures determined to rip you apart. Choose How to Survive Craft traps, sneak, run and hide, or try to battle the horror with limited ammo. Visceral Horror and Suspense Enter a frightening world filled with anxiety-inducing thrills and disturbing moments.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Evil Within 2 is listed as a game with $39.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Difficulty, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, and Stereo Sound, and is associated with Action and Adventure. SteamPulse's latest observation records 169 players at 12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,070, and 92% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Evil Within 2
Steam App ID601430
Typegame
Release dateOct 12, 2017
DeveloperTango Gameworks
PublisherBethesda Softworks
Price$39.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Difficulty, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Russian * , Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players169 · 12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1,070
Positive reviews28,087
Negative reviews2,393
Total reviews30,480
Positive percent92%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations19,762
Average playtime2,031 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 12, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)8 May 2024 - 18:20:31 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
RookieNo description
SurvivorNo description
Against All OddsNo description
You Asked For It... AgainNo description
Welcome to UnionNo description
TakenNo description
Not Running This TimeNo description
The Team PsychologistNo description
Premature FinaleNo description
Another AllyNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeThe Evil Within® 2 © 2017 ZeniMax Media Inc. Developed in association with Tango Gameworks. The Evil Within, Tango, Tango Gameworks, Bethesda, Bethesda Softworks, ZeniMax and related logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of ZeniMax Media Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All Rights Reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/601430
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/601430
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Evil Within 2

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Evil Within 2?

The Evil Within 2's latest SteamPulse observation records 169 players at 12 September 2026 - 13:40:05 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1,070 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 34 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Evil Within 2 growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 137 players; the highest observed daily value is 228 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Evil Within 2?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (29.5%), Germany (6.3%), Canada (5.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.2%), Germany (6%), Canada (5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.3%), Germany (6.3%), Canada (4.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.2%), China (6.6%), Germany (6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Evil Within 2?

The Evil Within 2 currently sits at 92% positive across 30,480 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 28,087 positive reviews and 2,393 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Evil Within 2 have?

The Evil Within 2 currently has about 99.4K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 2 live viewers across 2 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Evil Within 2?

The Evil Within 2 is currently listed at $39.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 19,762, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

92% positive, 28,087 positive, 2,393 negative

Price and discount

$39.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Difficulty, DualShock Controller Support

Achievements

51

Platform releases
  • Steam 13 October 2017
  • Xbox 13 October 2017
  • PlayStation 12 October 2017

DLC and packages

The Evil Within 2Buy The Evil Within 2 #189513$39.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions) Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better Storage: 40 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions) Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better Storage: 40 GB available space

Live Twitch streams

StreamerTitleViewersLanguage
super___cooperFortnite1en
fishykillThe Evil Within 21pl

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